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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Understanding LCM
- Setting Up the Virtual Machine Environment
- Configuring the Infrastructure for Requested Virtual Machines
- Automatic Placement
- Register a Resource Pool
- Create a Resource Pool
- Register a Datastore
- Register a Virtual Machine Folder
- Create a Virtual Machine Folder
- Register a Network
- Create an IP Address Range
- Create Subnets
- Create a Template Profile
- Join a Domain or a Workgroup
- Create a Customization Template
- Relink Unlinked Elements
- Configuring the Criteria for Requested Virtual Machines
- Configuring the Infrastructure for Requested Virtual Machines
- Using LCM
- Request a Virtual Machine
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Modify Request Options
- Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Power a Virtual Machine On or Off
- Suspend a Virtual Machine
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine
- Create a Snapshot
- Revert to a Snapshot
- Generate Reports
- Registering Virtual Machines with LCM
- Activate Web View Debug Mode
- Relink Tokens to Virtual Machines
- Check Licensing Status
- Export Logs and Application Settings
- Troubleshooting LCM
- Customizing LCM
- Index
Setting Up the Virtual Machine
Environment 2
Before users can request virtual machines, the LCM Administrator must configure the infrastructure and
criteria.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Configuring the Infrastructure for Requested Virtual Machines,” on page 13
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“Configuring the Criteria for Requested Virtual Machines,” on page 19
Configuring the Infrastructure for Requested Virtual Machines
The infrastructure defines the resources for requested virtual machines.
To set up the infrastructure for requested virtual machines, you must define the following elements.
Resource Pool
You can use an existing resource pool in vCenter or create a new one.
Datastore
You can choose which datastore to use. The datastore must exist.
Virtual Machine Folder
You can categorize items in vCenter folders, based on different organizations.
Network
You can associate a new network instance with vCenter or your ESX host.
Template Profile
You can create a template profile for virtual machines. An example of a
template profile is a virtual machine running Windows XP.
Domain
You can specify the domain or workgroup that the requested virtual machine
can join.
Customization Template
You can create a customization template that defines the computer resources
available to the virtual machine. LCM uses the template to apply the correct
levels of the resources.
If multiple infrastructure elements are mapped to the same criterion, LCM is unable to use any element
automatically, and notifies the IT Staff that an element must be selected on the Placement view.
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